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Gibson Announces Les Paul Standard Bass Oversized

The Les Paul Standard Bass from Gibson USA takes the legendary Les Paul styling and the classic design and construction—and applies them to the low end, with an "oversized" Les Paul body.
Nashville, TN (April 7, 2011) -- The Les Paul Standard Bass from Gibson USA takes the legendary Les Paul styling and the classic design and construction— and applies them to the low end—with an "oversized" Les Paul body that is more proportional to the dimensions of the bass guitar, for a bass with traditionally elegant styling, but a tone all its own. Gibson says, "From gut-thumping rumble to punchy funky snap, it's also extremely flexible and suitable to any genre, thanks to the simple yet versatile pickup and electronics complement that has made the Les Paul six-string so adaptable for nearly 60 years."



Features
* Solid mahogany body with solid carved maple top and strategically placed tone chambers
* Quartersawn, glued-in solid mahogany neck with comfortable, rounded neck profile
* 20-fret rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays
* PLEK-cut corian nut
* TB+ humbucking pickups with ceramic magnets
* Individual Volume and Tone controls with a three-way switch
* Legendary Tune-o-matic bridge and stud-mounted wraparound stopbar tailpiece
* Grover bass tuners with 20:1 gear ratio

The basses are available in Goldtop (MSRP $2599), Heritage Cherry Sunburst (MSRP $2839), and ebony (MSRP $2399) finishes. Each includes a Gibson hardshell case and owner's manual, and is covered by Gibson's Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 customer service.

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CHRIS E.
on 04/28/2011 		PERHAPS THEY SHOULD DO THESE WITH A HOLLOWED MAPLE BODY,TOO. ANYTHING TO SAVE THE MAHOGANY ! THE 34" SCALE IS STILL BEST FOR A BASS. GOOD ONE !
John
on 04/17/2011 		These have finally shown up at the Gibson website. Don't fret (no pun intended) over the MSRP, the MAP pricing is more in the range of $1550/$1700/$1850 for Ebony/GT/HCSB with an OHSC, which isn't bad IMO for a Gibson USA bass with a gloss finish. These have the standard bass scale length of 34" (not the 30.5" shortscale of the Thunderbird model). They should start showing up in stores in the May-June timeframe. FWIW, I have not heard of the average weight for these yet.
Jim
on 04/14/2011 		"Another over priced Gibson". Obviously you have never owned a Gibson. If you did, you would understand. Yes, they are expensive. Gibson hasn't been a successful company for over a hundred years by making guitars that "no one will buy"... Save your pennies, own a piece of American history, and buy the best guitar on the planet!
Mosey
on 04/13/2011 		They ought to make American versions of their Jack Casady bass, Allen Woody Rumblekat bass, Epiphone Viola bass, and Epiphone El Capitan bass.
Funknbluezer
on 04/10/2011 		I had a Gibson Les Paul bass back in the late 90's. I didn't really like it because it had a short scale. The strings always felt "flubby". This long scale version might be something to consider for a test drive.
wch
on 04/09/2011 		Another over priced Gibson that no one will buy. Make it in America and make it affordable and you won't be able to keep up with demand. But build it good!!1
hotdotdog
on 04/09/2011 		Short scale basses do indeed sound different and as a guitar player I would have liked it if this weren't true.
Gary
on 04/09/2011 		The specifications page at the Gibson site says it's a standard 34" neck scale. As a guitar player, my tastes tend toward short scale basses between 30"-32". I adapt to that more easily when switching back and forth from guitar to bass. Even a 30" scale can sound really great although some people don't like short-scale basses...especially full-time bass players. It's strange there aren't more high-quality short-scale basses available. I think the objection that they don't intonate well or sound good is unfounded - especially on a well-made instrument. Still, there are good reasons that 34" is the standard.
Rick
on 04/09/2011 		With the hollowed out chambers, I suspect it's much lighter than you think. I am curious as to the scale length for this though. It kinda looks like a 30 inch, which pretty much means a baritone.
RCB
on 04/07/2011 		Very cool looking and I bet they sound fantastic, but I'm sure that these guys weigh a TON.



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